APRIL #10 Coming up next month...

Stay tuned for these and more and full details coming in May:

IBW Fest, around London
Grand Union Orchestra, Richmix
Kicking it with the Kinks, Ritzy
Gina Yashire, Southbank Centre
Rita Traoke, Cargo
Freshlyground, Jazz Cafe
Joe and Sekou, Jazz Cafe

APRIL #9 HURRY: Globe theatre is globe trotting again!

VENUS AND ADONIS, APRIL 29 - MAY 4, 2013, GLOBE THEATRE

http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/theatre/whats-on/globe-theatre/globe-to-globe/venus-adonis?utm_source=hp&utm_medium=customBlock&utm_campaign=G2G_VA_hp

Thanks to my friend V for introducing me to the outdoor

Globe theatre and this year I know to take my woolly socks and a blanket! The 'globe-to-globe' series is back and for this week only you can watch Shakespeare's Venus and Adonis with some vibrant 'Isango Ensemble' flavour.

APRIL #8 Don't forget:- continuing on from last month

Mies Julie continues...
see blog-post MARCH #5

Three Birds continues...
see blog-post MARCH #8

APRIL #7 Mugabe: A documentary by Roy Agyemang

MUGABE: VILLAIN OR HERO? APRIL 10, 2013 RIVERSIDE STUDIOS, HAMMERSMITH

http://www.riversidestudios.co.uk/cgi-bin/page.pl?l=1361546513

Hero? Villain? You decide
Followed by Q&A with Roy, the director.

APRIL #6 Another one to watch: Immigration Undercover

DISPATCHES: IMMIGRATION UNDERCOVER, APRIL 08, 2013 CHANNEL 4/ 4OD
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/articles/home

If you have had dealings with the UKBA in the last few years, you may be interested in finding out what goes on behind the scenes...

APRIL #5 One to watch: Britain: My New Home

TV: BRITAIN: MY NEW HOME, CHANNEL 4 ON DEMAND
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/britain-my-new-home/episode-guide/series-1

The last of this 5 year documentary is finally here! It follows three children from Africa and Asia at age 11 from when they arrive into Britain and how they adapted into making this 'home'.

Or do they still consider their origins as home?

APRIL #4 It's International Book Month!

AFRICA'S BOOK DAY, APRIL 23, 2013
The Africa Centre
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/6119592867/es2005/?rank=1

Numbers are limited so grab your ticket today...
I'll confess I'm not the biggest reader, however there is a pop-up african tapas restaurant at the venue that I am very keen to try!

APRIL #3 A Queer Film Festival...

FRINGE!, APRIL 11 - 14, 2013 
http://fringefilmfest.com/2013-programme

Deepsouth, April 13, 2013  1:30PM
Rio Cinema, 103-107 Kingsland High Street London E8 2PB

Four individuals living with HIV in the USA let us into their daily lives...

Chuppan Chupai (Hide & Seek), April 14, 2013 6PM
The Old Cardinal Pole School, Victoria Park Road, London E9 7HD 

APRIL #2 Sundance 2013 is here! (but o, art thou, where is the sun?)

SUNDANCE LONDON FESTIVAL, APRIL 25 - 28, 2013
http://www.sundance-london.com/films-events

My top picks:

The Inevitable Defeat Of Mister and Pete
March 26 - 28, 2013 The O2, North Greenwich (check timings)

there is summit about movies set in Brooklyn so this one I gotta see...



Blood Brother
March 26 - 28, 2013 The O2, North Greenwich (check timings)

a tourist in India finds much more than he bargained for...



God Loves Uganda
March 26 - 28, 2013 The O2, North Greenwich (check timings)

...some may say modern day missionaries are verging on the extreme?

APRIL #1 New Cross & Deptford it's your turn...

FREE FILM FESTIVALS
http://www.freefilmfestivals.org/whats-on/new-cross.html

Riot from Wrong

April 30, 2013 Stanford Housing Co-op, New Cross

..can this help answer what really happened in the riots of August 2011?